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WASHINGTON (93-7 THE FAN/AP) — The Pirates gained ground on the idle Cardinals in the NL Central with a 6-5 win at Nationals Park Monday night, but they appear to have lost All-Star closer Jason Grilli indefinitely in the process.

PITTSBURGH (93-7 THE FAN) — The Pirates (79-83) finished 2012 with their highest win total in 15 years, though, in doing so, they also finished the most ignominious collapse in MLB history, which center fielder Andrew McCutchen is already trying to forget.

Pittsburgh (KDKA)- Bradenton Marauders outfielder Robbie Grossman and third baseman Elevys Gonzalez have been named to the Florida State League postseason all-star team Grossman’s 2011 season might be the most pleasant surprise of all the […]

Like several of the Pirates, Tribune-Review columnist Dejan Kovacevic, who was with the team in D.C. over the weekend, does not mask his disappointment that Andrew McCutchen was left off the National League All-Star team.